Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Lourens Willekes, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery · Gainesville, FL
Practice pattern: Cardiac & Interventional — Practice combining cardiac and interventional services
1600 SW ARCHER RD, Gainesville, FL 32610
3522650301
Registered in NPPES since 2006
NPI: 1255422267 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating. This page presents federal public records about Dr. Willekes from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Dr. Willekes

Dr. Lourens Willekes is a thoracic surgery specialist in Gainesville, FL, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Willekes performed 75 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Willekes received a total of $7,744 from 43 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 142 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly reported through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their effect on care. A reliable breakdown by payment category is not available in this snapshot. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Dr. Willekes is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.

✓ 19 years of NPI registration ▲ 75 Medicare services $7,744 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary — 2023

Medicare Utilization ↗
75
Medicare services
Bottom 21% in FL for thoracic surgery
Lower Medicare volume may reflect subspecialty focus, hospital-based work, or a higher share of non-Medicare patients.
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$827
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →

Top procedures by volume

Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.

Procedure Volume Avg. paid Avg. submitted
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement via femoral artery
A minimally invasive procedure to replace a diseased aortic heart valve using a catheter inserted through the skin and femoral artery.
 27 $587 $3,643
Coronary artery bypass graft, 1 artery
Surgical procedure to bypass a blocked coronary artery using a graft from another artery. This restores blood flow to the heart muscle.
 27 $1,461 $5,642
Coronary artery bypass graft, 2 grafts
A surgical procedure to restore blood flow to the heart by creating bypasses using two vein or artery grafts.
 21 $320 $1,234
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. These counts do not measure clinical quality or years of experience.
100.0% high complexity
0.0% medium
0.0% routine

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$7,744
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $1,106/year across 7 years
Top 47% in FL for thoracic surgery
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
43
Companies
142
Payment records
Payments are publicly reported; disclosure does not establish legality · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment categories are unavailable while the source breakdown is being rebuilt. Company and year totals do not identify how much belongs to each category.

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$2,094
2023
$1,752
2022
$524
2021
$330
2020
$271
2019
$299
2018
$2,473

Payments by company (2024)

Artivion, Inc.
$573
Baxter Healthcare
$241
Abbott Laboratories
$212
ATRICURE, INC.
$187
Medtronic, Inc.
$158
Becton, Dickinson and Company
$146
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company
$100
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$63
KLS-Martin L.P.
$52
United Orthopedics LLC
$51
LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.
$47
AngioDynamics, Inc.
$45
Solventum Corporation
$40
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
$34
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$31
LSI SOLUTIONS INC
$26
Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc.
$24
Ethicon US, LLC
$17
Dilon Technologies, Inc.
$16
Haemonetics Corporation
$14
Molnlycke Health Care US, LLC
$12
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
$5
Top 3 companies account for 49.0% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
$1,694
Artivion, Inc.
$681
Veran Medical Technologies, Inc.
$668
ATRICURE, INC.
$650
Baxter Healthcare
$589
Abbott Laboratories
$544
Medtronic, Inc.
$385
AtriCure, Inc.
$286
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$230
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$222
ABIOMED
$181
Becton, Dickinson and Company
$146
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company
$143
Getinge USA Sales, LLC
$129
PFIZER INC.
$128
AngioDynamics, Inc.
$110
KLS-Martin L.P.
$98
LSI SOLUTIONS INC
$78
Cook Medical LLC
$68
Maquet Cardiovascular U.S. Sales, L.L.C.
$63
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
$57
Davol Inc.
$55
Boston Scientific Corporation
$51
United Orthopedics LLC
$51
LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.
$47
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
$45
Solventum Corporation
$40
Lexington Medical, Inc.
$36
Ethicon US, LLC
$35
DAVOL INC.
$34
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
$34
Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc.
$24
LivaNova USA, Inc.
$17
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$16
Dilon Technologies, Inc.
$16
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
$14
Haemonetics Corporation
$14
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$13
Molnlycke Health Care US, LLC
$12
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$12
Merit Medical Systems Inc
$11
Bolton Medical Inc
$10
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.
$5
Top 3 companies account for 39.3% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
(5044) MCOT · AERO Stent and Delivery System · ANGIOVAC · ARISTA AH FlexiTip · ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM · ATRICURE ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION · Acrobat-I Stabilizer · Aeon Endostapler & Echelon Flex Powered Stapler · Assure WCD · CARPENTIER-EDWARDS PHYSIO II ANNULOPLASTY RING · COOK · COR KNOT · COR-KNOT · COSEAL · Cardiac non-SynerGraft · Da Vinci Surgical System · ELIQUIS · EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYS · EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX · EPIC · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve · Epic Stented Tissue Valve · FLOSEAL · GIAPREZA · HEMOBLAST BELLOWS · HeartString III Proximal Seal · Heartstring · HemoSphere · INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE · Impella · LifeVest · MODELS · MOSAIC · Mepilex Border Post-Op Ag · Mosaic · ON-X AORTIC HEART VALVE WITH CONFORM-X SEWING RING AND EXTENDED HOLDER · PENDITURE · PRADAXA · PRALUENT ALIROCUMAB INJECTION · PREVELEAK · PREVENA · PROGEL · Penditure · Progel Applicator Spray Tips · ProtekDuo Kit · RESTOREFLOW · Relay Plus · RibFix Blu · STERNALOCK 360 SYSTEM · SURGIFLO Hemostatic Matrix · SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM · Spin · SternaLock 360 · TEG6S HEMOSTASIS SYSTEM · Tridyne Vascular Sealant · Trifecta Tissue Heart Valve · ULTRAFLEX · VISTASEAL · Vasoview Hemopro 2 · XARELTO
Should you be concerned? Industry payments are disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their purpose, legality, or effect on care. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →
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Geographic Context

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County median income
$59,659
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
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0.0 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry ✓ NPPES NPPES snapshot; verify current record
Medicare Enrollment ✓ PECOS PECOS snapshot
Practice Data ✓ Medicare Util. Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments ✓ Open Payments CY 2024
Disciplinary History — Not included N/A

This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →

Summary

Dr. Willekes is a cardiac & interventional specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with 19 years of NPI registration.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Willekes experienced with transcatheter aortic valve replacement via femoral artery?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Willekes performed 27 transcatheter aortic valve replacement via femoral artery services. These records cover Medicare fee-for-service activity, including eligible younger beneficiaries; they do not measure total practice volume or clinical quality.
Does Dr. Willekes receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Willekes received a total of $7,744 from 43 companies across 142 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their legality or effect on care. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Willekes's costs compare to other thoracic surgerists in Gainesville?
Dr. Willekes's average Medicare payment per service is $827. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Willekes) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating the presence of registry, enrollment, activity or payment records, not verified experience or clinical quality. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Source publication dates and the snapshots loaded on this site can differ. Rebuilding a page does not refresh its source records. Check the Medicare reporting year and the payment interval shown above; consult the linked official sources for newer releases and current registry details. See our data freshness policy →

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About this page

This page combines public CMS records with calculated summaries and explanatory procedure labels. These transformations are not verbatim federal records. Sources: NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. Data Coverage reflects data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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Data Disclaimer — Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), Open Payments program, Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data, and Provider Enrollment & Certification data (PECOS). Published under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This website is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by CMS, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Data may contain errors as reported to CMS by providers and reporting entities. Industry payment disclosure alone establishes neither wrongdoing nor legality. Medicare data reflects only patients aged 65+ or those with qualifying disabilities. For corrections, contact CMS directly. This information does not constitute medical advice and should not be used as the sole basis for choosing a healthcare provider. Procedure descriptions use plain language and do not reference CPT® codes, which are copyrighted by the American Medical Association. Full methodology → · Report a data error → · Privacy policy →